Rising to Greystokes challenge to come up some other critters....how about some 'roos...for a change !
No shortage of these dudes down here and being summer they're hammering my coastal water point and enjoying my fresh rain water. I've had an S600 out in a 1020 case with a LCD Sniper board testing the camera for night focus after a mainbaord change....looks like I might have got it right with great sharp day & night focus from the new lens group...although it took 6 lens changes to get it right ! Another S600 saved from the depths of my parts box !
Here's some Aussie 'roos...Eastern Greys as a change from the usual hog & sambar deer. Cheers from Down Under
"Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium."
- Sigurd Olson
Willy....wild 'roos from my experience are very timid and will bolt at the slightest scent or sight of humans. They have been known to "have a go" when wounded or cornered and have ended the lives of many dogs by bailing in a dam or a hole in a creek and then drowning any dog that is silly enough to swim out and continue to torment it. Just self defence there I guess. I've seen a few 'roos in animal parks get a bit grumpy with tourists but mostly over trying to get food off them in pretty artificial situations....like most wild critters...beware of them if they are semi-tame or used to humans.
Burns80.....you're right....that's not a 'roo in that shot. It's a great big wombat. A short-legged stocky pouched, digging marsupial that is mostly nocturnal. Heaps of 'em about...built a bit like a wild pig...solid, but very short in the leg. Here's a better pic of one. Cheers
I to cut my teeth riding them ! 